Chris Atwater, Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal
Middle District of North Carolina (336) 332-8702;Michael Potter,
Supervisory Deputy U.S. MarshalMiddle District of North Carolina (336)
554-8545

Man Accused of Rape and Kidnapping Arrested
by Task Force in Durham, North Carolina

Greensboro, NC -
On May 17, 2016, at approximately 12:30 PM,
Randall Lee Bass, 33, was arrested by members of
the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force
(JFTF) with the assistance of the Durham Police
Department. On May 11, 2016, arrest warrants
were issued for Bass by the Durham Police
Department for the following charges: First
degree rape, first degree kidnapping, assault by
strangulation, common law robbery, misdemeanor
assault inflicting serious injury, habitual
misdemeanor assault, communicating threats and
assault on an female (x2).

On May 11, 2016, Officers from
the Durham Police Department responded to a
kidnapping. Per authorities, Bass kidnapped a
female victim then allegedly assaulted her. The
victim was allegedly threatened with her life,
punched repeatedly in the face and body and
restricted from leaving the residence.

The JFTF spent countless hours
conducting surveillance and interviews in an
attempt to locate Bass. Their efforts paid off
when the JFTF developed information through
investigative efforts that Bass was residing at
an apartment on Falls Point Drive in Durham. The
JFTF along with officers from the Durham Police
Department verified the information, surrounded
and converged on the residence. Bass was taken
into custody without incident and transported to
the Durham County Jail where he is currently
being held on the alleged charges.

The U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive
Task Force for the Middle District of North
Carolina is comprised of investigators from the
U.S. Marshals Service, Chapel Hill Police
Department, Durham Police Department, Greensboro
Police Department, High Point Police Department,
Winston-Salem PoliceDepartment, Alamance
County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina
State Highway Patrol and the North Carolina
Department of Public Safety, Department of
Community Corrections – Probation & Parole.